KANSAS CITY, MO ~ April 29,
2008: ConQuesT, Kansas City’s longest running Science
Fiction and Fantasy convention will celebrate college life with the
theme of “Fandom University”. The convention runs May 23 – 25, 2008
at the Kansas City Airport Hilton. Activities scheduled include
autograph sessions, author's readings, a benefit auction, panel discussions, an
art show and auction, exhibitor's room, a masquerade contest, an Authors and
Artist’s toga party, a British Invasion film room, an Old Time Radio listening
lounge and several types of gaming.

The 39th annual
convention, ConQuesT 39, will present a variety of guests of honor.*Joe R. Lansdale (Author Guest of Honor), with more than 20 books to
his credit, has won multiple awards including five Bram Stoker horror awards, a
British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award and the Horror Critics Award.
Lansdale has the reputation of a “champion mojo storyteller”. David Lee
Anderson (Artist Guest of Honor) has displayed his work at over 400
conventions. His art has graced the pages of book and magazine publishers such
as Tor Books, BAEN Books, and Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine.
Jeff East (Special Media Guest of Honor) is the actor who has
portrayed “Young Clark Kent” in Superman: The Movie, starred in
the locally filmed TV movie The Day After, and has worked behind
the camera as a writer and producer. Ellen Muth (Special Media
Guest of Honor) played the grim reaper “Georgia (George) Lass” in the hit TV
Show and upcoming movie Dead Like Me. She won best supporting
actress at the Japanese Film Festival for her role in Dolores Claiborne.

*(Please
note: Scheduled appearances may be subject to change.)

Weekend memberships for ConQuesT 39 are available in advance at the convention
website and at the door. One-day memberships are available at the door starting
on Friday afternoon. For more information about ConQuesT, please visit our
website at www.conquestkc.org.